The Slightly Tweaked Twinkie Returns Today!

After months of uncertainty and the patience-testing absense of America's iconic cylindrical treat on supermarket shelves, it's finally official — the Twinkie has returned! According to the Chicago Tribune, Twinkies, as well as a few other Hostess cake favorites, are rolling out nationwide today for the first time since Hostess shuttered and caused an eight-month-long Twinkie lull. While the snacks have in fact made it back to shelves, fans should take note that the new Twinkie owners, Apollo Global Management and C. Dean Metropoulos and Company (which bought Hostess cakes, including Ho Hos and Ding Dongs, for $400 million), have changed the recipe. The new cakes now have a longer shelf life. Instead of 26 days of freshness, the altered variety will last for 45. There's no word yet on whether or not the recipe change has affected that classic Twinkie taste.